Low Voltage Systems Designer

Overview Our client, a multidisciplinary engineering firm specializing in complex public infrastructure and facility projects, is seeking a Low Voltage Systems Designer to join their team. The successful candidate will design fire alarm, lighting control , access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance, intercom/paging, passive data/structured cabling infrastructure , and other related low-voltage systems. The role includes surveying existing conditions, developing system layouts, reviewing pathways, producing design markups, and modifying master specifications to align with project designs. The designer will collaborate with the drafting team and coordinate with other engineering disciplines. This full-time, remote position is strongly preferred for candidates residing in Washington State due to field verification needs, with periodic travel to project sites.

Pay range: $120,000 - $150,000 DOE Benefits

• Paid Sick Leave: Up to 52 hours accrued annually
• Paid Time Off: Two weeks accrued annually
• Unpaid Leave: Available with advance notice and management coordination
• Health Benefits: 50% of employee-only health insurance premiums covered

Responsibilities

• Design structured cabling systems, telecommunications rooms, backbone and horizontal pathways, and grounding and bonding for new construction and renovation projects
• Design and coordinate low-voltage systems including fire alarm, lighting control, nurse call and duress alarm, intercom and callbox, access control, video surveillance, and visitor screening systems, with particular attention to the requirements of secure and behavioral health environments
• Conduct site investigations of existing facilities to document conditions, verify as-built information, and identify constraints (including situations where as-builts are incomplete or inaccurate)
• Edit Division 27 and 28 specifications in CSI MasterFormat and adapt them to agency and project-specific standards
• Create detailed Bluebeam Revu markups/redlines and coordinate with the drafting team producing construction drawings in Revit (Revit proficiency not required for this role)
• Coordinate low-voltage designs with other disciplines
• Support construction administration for low-voltage scope, including responses to RFIs, review of submittals, and periodic site observation to verify installation conformance to design intent
• Participate in design review and production meetings with the engineering team and clients

Requirements

• 5+ years of low-voltage design experience with a consulting engineering firm, engineering/design environment, or design-build contractor (design responsibility required)
• Demonstrated experience writing and editing technical specifications
• Working knowledge of TIA-568, TIA-569, TIA-607, NFPA 72, NEC Chapters 7 and 8, and the BICSI Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual
• Ability to create markups in Bluebeam Revu for drafters to pick up in Revit
• Ability to travel to project sites throughout Washington, typically once per month (project-dependent)
• Valid driver’s license required
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to pass background checks and agency-specific clearance processes required for work in secure/government facilities

Preferred Qualifications

• RCDD preferred, not required (equivalent demonstrated low-voltage design competency acceptable)
• Experience with Washington State public works projects, particularly DES-managed projects
• Experience designing behavioral health, correctional, juvenile rehabilitation, or other secure facilities
• Familiarity with existing-facility renovation work, including phasing and maintaining system operation during construction
• Additional credentials such as NICET Fire Alarm Systems, BICSI DCDC or OSP, or AVIXA CTS-D are a plus

Work sponsorship is not available at this time. Third-party candidates will not be considered for this position.

ACS Professional Staffing will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to the applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.

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